Dame Amelia Chilcott Fawcett DBE CVO (born 16 September 1956[1]) is an American-British business executive who is currently Chairman of Kinnevik AB (Stockholm) and Lead Director of State Street Corporation (Boston, Massachusetts). Fawcett is the Chairman of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, a Governor of the Wellcome Trust and a Trustee of Project HOPE UK.
Dame Amelia Fawcett | |
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| Born | 16 September 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia Wellesley College |
| Occupation(s) | Chairman of Kinnevik AB in Stockholm Lead Director for State Street Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts |
Fawcett is a former Vice Chairman for Morgan Stanley.[2] Other prior posts include Chairman of the Standards Board for Alternative Investments (2011–2019), a non-executive member of the Board of HM Treasury (2012–2018), Chairman of The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation (2011–2018),[3] Deputy Chairman and a Governor of the London Business School (2009–2018) and a Commissioner of the UK-US Fulbright Commission (2010–2017).
Fawcett also has been a member of the Court of the Bank of England (2004–2009) and Deputy Chairman of the National Portrait Gallery (2003–2011) as well as non-executive director (from 2007) and Chairman (2009–2013) for the British multimedia business Guardian Media Group plc[2] and non-executive director of Millicom International Cellular SA (2015–2016).
Fawcett attended Brookwood School, Pingree School, Wellesley College and the University of Virginia School of Law.[2]
Other activities
edit- Wellcome Trust, Member of the Board of Governors (since 2019)[4]
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Chair of Board of Trustees (since 2019)[5][6]
Honours and awards
editIn 2006, Fawcett was named one of Fortune magazine's "50 most powerful women".[7] In the New Year Honours 2002 Fawcett was appointed as a Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.[8]
In the New Year Honours 2010 Fawcett was elevated to the rank of Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for her services to the financial industry.[9][10] In June 2018 she was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.[11]
In 2004, she received the Prince of Wales' Ambassador award recognising responsible business activities. In July 2013, she was appointed the first Lady Usher of the Purple Rod.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Birthdays". The Guardian. Guardian News & Media. 15 September 2014. p. 35.
- ^ a b c Brook, Stephen (22 April 2009). "Amelia Fawcett named chair of Guardian Media Group". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "About Us" Archived 2016-03-24 at the Wayback Machine, princeofwalescharitablefoundation.org.uk; accessed 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Four new appointments to Wellcome's Board of Governors" (press release). Wellcome Trust. 23 August 2019.
- ^ "New Chair appointed to the Board of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | Kew" (press release). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Board of Trustees | Kew". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Fortune Global Power 50". CNN Money. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "No. 56430". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2001. p. 7.
- ^ "Amelia C. Fawcett profile". Retrieved 24 June 2016.
- ^ "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 6.
- ^ "No. 62310, The London Gazette, 8 June 2018". Archived from the original on 13 June 2018.
- ^ "No. 60577". The London Gazette. 23 July 2013. p. 14495.
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